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Somerset Livestock Auction

Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Feb 1

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

← Jan 25Feb 1Feb 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,042 head

▲ 446 vs last sale 596▲ 1,042 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

79 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 58▲ 79 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 30▲ 55 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady with a softer undertone. Yearlings sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold fully steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.43/cwt on 186 head.

Average price

$150.43

186 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$800

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$322

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1

$30.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.93

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	150.59	802	185
Large 1	400	120.00	480	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.59/cwt here — about $322 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale186 hd

150.43

—

KY average25 barns · 5,596 hd

143.50

+6.93

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,840	82.24	1,514	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,492	64.61	964	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,124	56.50	635	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,006	43.65	439	8thin

Every lot

72 lots · USDA AMS · Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	376	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	461	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	159.85/cwt	155.00–166.00	516	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	365	177.43/cwt	175.00–180.00	648	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	161.13/cwt	155.00–172.00	624	29
Steers	—	Large 1	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	407	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	708	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	155.19/cwt	146.00–163.00	656	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	150.89/cwt	148.00–160.00	715	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	476	168.52/cwt	168.00–170.00	802	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	161.45/cwt	155.00–164.00	849	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	146.27/cwt	144.00–150.00	785	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	137.03/cwt	135.00–140.00	781	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	581	149.44/cwt	144.00–155.00	868	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	140.69/cwt	137.00–147.00	869	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	680	134.08/cwt	132.00–137.00	912	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	706	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	932	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	129.00/cwt	127.00–130.00	938	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	846	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,066	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,072	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	985	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,093	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	144.64/cwt	136.00–148.00	417	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	136.23/cwt	135.00–138.00	451	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	371	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	531	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	130.85/cwt	126.00–139.00	499	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	135.81/cwt	135.00–137.00	566	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	130.51/cwt	128.00–133.00	616	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	479	136.23/cwt	135.00–140.00	653	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	133.65/cwt	133.00–136.00	690	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	129.05/cwt	122.00–130.00	668	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	125.68/cwt	125.00–126.00	710	11
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	580	106.61/cwt	100.00–110.00	618	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	582	128.57/cwt	128.00–129.00	748	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	778	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	674	121.70/cwt	120.00–125.00	820	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	156.25/cwt	155.00–162.50	572	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	147.71/cwt	139.00–153.00	617	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	145.30/cwt	140.00–155.00	696	27
Bulls	—	Large 1	511	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	608	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	138.85/cwt	133.00–146.00	712	8
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	550	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	699	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	132.72/cwt	125.00–134.00	774	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	125.53/cwt	120.00–132.00	793	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	694	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	850	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	831	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	117.91/cwt	117.00–122.00	898	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	832	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	932	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	927	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,719	78.33/cwt	73.00–82.00	1,346	5
Bulls	—	—	1,923	85.83/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,651	3
Bulls	—	—	2,200	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	2,002	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	785	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	275	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	41.99/cwt	41.00–44.00	403	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,088	53.48/cwt	52.00–55.00	582	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,142	48.75/cwt	47.00–52.00	557	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	59.51/cwt	59.00–61.00	690	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	780	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,477	68.63/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,014	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,588	61.89/cwt	60.00–64.00	983	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,237	958.29/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	11,854	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	1,127.86/cwt	950.00–1,225.00	15,113	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	902	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,540	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	5,350	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	655.39/cwt	525.00–750.00	7,308	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	800.75/cwt	595.00–925.00	8,992	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	713.22/cwt	600.00–800.00	8,238	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,184	889.07/cwt	850.00–900.00	10,527	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,298	932.52/cwt	825.00–1,060.00	12,104	6

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

Sat Feb 1, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,042Last week 596Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 58Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 30Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady with a softer undertone. Yearlings sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold fully steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	288	136.00–148.00	144.64
6	—	615	126.50	126.50
17	—	518	122.00–130.00	129.05
5	—	331	135.00–138.00	136.23
1	—	725	120.00	120.00
16	—	472	128.00–133.00	130.51
14	—	381	126.00–139.00	130.85
11	—	565	125.00–126.00	125.68
10	—	417	135.00–137.00	135.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	100.00–110.00	106.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	674	120.00–125.00	121.70
14	—	516	133.00–136.00	133.65
9	—	371	143.00	143.00
8	—	479	135.00–140.00	136.23
2	—	785	115.00	115.00
27	—	582	128.00–129.00	128.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	174.00	174.00
7	—	537	144.00–150.00	146.27
5	—	474	148.00–160.00	150.89
4	—	570	135.00–140.00	137.03
3	—	727	127.00–130.00	129.00
1	—	940	114.00	114.00
29	—	387	155.00–172.00	161.13
14	—	423	146.00–163.00	155.19
11	—	323	155.00–166.00	159.85
1	—	235	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	476	168.00–170.00	168.52
15	—	680	132.00–137.00	134.08
13	—	526	155.00–164.00	161.45
8	—	706	132.00	132.00
6	—	846	126.00	126.00
22	—	618	137.00–147.00	140.69
2	—	985	111.00	111.00
2	—	407	174.00	174.00
2	—	365	175.00–180.00	177.43
22	—	581	144.00–155.00	149.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	513	133.00–146.00	138.85
7	—	583	125.00–134.00	132.72
6	—	366	155.00–162.50	156.25
27	—	479	140.00–155.00	145.30
15	—	632	120.00–132.00	125.53
14	—	418	139.00–153.00	147.71
12	—	694	122.50	122.50
11	—	762	117.00–122.00	117.91
5	—	918	101.00	101.00
4	—	832	112.00	112.00
1	—	735	113.00	113.00
1	—	295	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	511	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	960	41.00–44.00	41.99
3	—	1,142	47.00–52.00	48.75
1	—	785	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,088	52.00–55.00	53.48
4	—	1,159	59.00–61.00	59.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,477	68.00–70.00	68.63
2	—	1,588	60.00–64.00	61.89
1	—	1,345	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,719	73.00–82.00	78.33
3	—	1,923	84.00–87.00	85.83
1	—	2,200	91.00	91.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,340	950.00–1,225.00	1,127.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,237	800.00–1,025.00	958.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,184	850.00–900.00	889.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,298	825.00–1,060.00	932.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,155	600.00–800.00	713.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	902	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,123	595.00–925.00	800.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,115	525.00–750.00	655.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,000	535.00	535.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.